Powerball Drawing, By The Numbers

Someone who bought a ticket in Mason City came close to take home a share of last night’s $261.6 million Powerball jackpot!

The ticket matched the first five numbers but missed the Powerball to win a $200,000 prize. It was purchased at Casey’s, 610 S. Monroe Ave. in Mason City.  A ticket sold in Ohio won the jackpot, so the big prize returns to $20 million for Saturday’s drawing.  
 
The winning numbers in last night’s Powerball drawing were: 4-9-14-39-43 and Powerball 38. The Power Play® number was 4. Whoever bought the $200,000-winning ticket did not add the Power Play option to the ticket, which would have multiplied the prize to $1 million. If your ticket matches the first five numbers in a Powerball drawing and you’ve added the Power Play, the prize you’ll win is always $1 million, no matter what the Power Play number is for that drawing.

We’re waiting to find out who will claim the $200,000 prize. A prize of that size has to be claimed at one of the Iowa Lottery’s offices, which are in Mason City, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Storm Lake and Council Bluffs.

And by the way, here are a few more numbers for you: Iowa Lottery players won a total of 20,164 prizes ranging from $3 up to $200,000 in last night’s drawing.